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Flaky Juniper Bush – Bonsai Starter (2L)

Juniperus squamata

£18.49

Flaky Juniper, Juniperus squamata, is a versatile evergreen shrub perfect for bonsai enthusiasts. Its compact growth, small needle-like leaves, and gnarled branches make it ideal for creating stunning miniature trees. This native species brings a touch of wild, windswept beauty to bonsai art.

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  • ✓ Flaky Juniper - perfect for bonsai, with naturally compact growth and small, scale-like foliage
  • ✓ Develops characterful, gnarly branches and attractive reddish-brown bark, adding age and interest
  • ✓ Highly adaptable to various bonsai styles, particularly suited to windswept and semi-cascade forms
  • ✓ Hardy and low-maintenance, ideal for both beginner and experienced bonsai enthusiasts in the UK
  • ✓ Quality UK stock from Yarrow Gardens - DEFRA Registered Supplier

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Flaky Juniper – Juniperus squamata is a remarkable shrub that has captured the hearts of bonsai enthusiasts worldwide. Its natural characteristics – compact growth, small scale-like foliage, and tendency to develop gnarly, twisted branches – make it an excellent subject for the art of bonsai.

Native to high-altitude regions of Asia and found across the Himalayas and western China, Flaky Juniper has a rugged charm that evokes windswept mountainsides and rocky outcrops. This hardiness translates well to bonsai culture, where the tree’s natural resilience helps it withstand the rigours of pruning and shaping.

The foliage of Flaky Juniper is particularly suited to bonsai. Its small, scale-like leaves are naturally in scale with miniature trees, requiring less reduction than many other species. The foliage is typically a blue-green colour, sometimes with a silvery tinge, providing a perfect backdrop for the tree’s form and branch structure.

One of the most appealing aspects of Flaky Juniper for bonsai is its bark. As the tree ages, the bark becomes flaky and exfoliating, developing a rich, reddish-brown colour. This textural quality adds an element of maturity to bonsai specimens, helping to create the illusion of great age even in relatively young trees.

Flaky Juniper is adaptable to various bonsai styles. Its natural growth patterns lend themselves well to windswept, semi-cascade, or twisted trunk styles, though with patience and skill, it can be shaped into more formal upright forms as well. The tree’s slow growth rate is an advantage in bonsai, helping to maintain the tree’s miniature size with less frequent pruning.

For bonsai culture, Flaky Juniper appreciates full sun but can tolerate partial shade. It’s quite drought-tolerant once established, which helps prevent over-watering – a common issue in bonsai cultivation. However, it’s important to protect the tree from excessive winter wet, which can lead to root rot.

🇬🇧 UK Grown.

These trees are about 20/40cm tall with a thick trunk, generally in a wind swept / cascade form. Supplied in 2 litre pots.
Perfect for starting your own juniper bonsai.

Season of Interest

Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter

Sunlight

Partial Shade, Partial Sun


Pot Size

2 litre

Foliage

Evergreen

Foliage Colour

Blue

Hardiness

-20°C and below (H7)

When Mature

Safety

Contact Dermatitis, Thorns

Watering

Moderate

Preferred Soil Type

Any well drained soil

Preferred Soil pH

Acidic


Edible Plant
UK Grown

Delivery
Yarrow Gardens aim to have your order with you in fastest time possible and safest method of transport. Dependent on the parcel size and geographical destination in mind with will select the most suitable courier.

You are welcome to collect any times from our nursery in Euxton, Lancashire. Please contact us to arrange a suitable date and time.

With regret, we can no longer send items out to Northern Ireland. All live plants need a phytosanitary checks and DAERA must be notified. This process is simply too expensive at the moment.

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Returns
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Once you have contacted us and we have confirmation that your parcel is on its way back to us we will be happy to issue a refund for the return postage.

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Delivery charges will be based on the highest applicable rate from our rate table, determined by the items in your order.
Alternatively, we offer the option to collect your items in person by prior arrangement.
These prices are based on delivery to UK Mainland. Delivery to Highlands & Islands will be more.
Delivery Class Delivery Cost
Royal Mail Letter - Royal Mail Tracked £3.25 (Flat)
Royal Mail Letter - Royal Mail Second Class £0.95 (Flat)
Royal Mail Large Letter - Royal Mail Tracked £3.25 (Flat)
Royal Mail Large Letter - Royal Mail Second Class £2.10 (Flat)
Standard Items - Standard Courier (Parcelforce) £7.95 (Flat)This item
Standard Items - Standard Courier (Evri) £4.49 (Flat)This item
Medium Items - Standard Courier (Parcelforce) £7.95 (Flat)
Large Items - Pallet Courier £90.00 (Flat)
Large Items - Standard Courier (Parcelforce) £28.95 (Flat)
Large Items - Standard Courier (Parcel Force) £24.95 (Flat)
Pallet Courier - Pallet Courier£90.00 (Flat)

We are a small family business based in Euxton, West Lancashire. We specialise in the supply of trees, shrubs both bare root & cell grown. Much of our stock is grown directly on site from seed or cuttings. Other stock is all UK sourced where possible.

We adhere to industry leading biosecurity measures, this ensures that our nursery remains clean and disease free.

We are DEFRA registered and our nursery is regularly inspected to confirm compliance with all current plant and plant health regulations.

Our Plant Passport Registration Number is GB140010

You can view our Plant Healthy report here.

We are actively working towards the Grown in Britain certification along with the Plant Healthy certification.

Should you have any concern or question in respect of our plant health matters, please get in touch.